White Officers and Black Troops, 1863-1865 530 views

Author

D'Entremont, John Philip, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia

Advisors

• Flatt, J. , University of Virginia

Abstract

<p>This paper discusses the commissioning of Black Troops in American History and the Shaw memorial and examines the backgrounds and assumptions of certain white officers who commanded black troops, and the backgrounds and assumptions of the black troops.</p>

Degree

MA (Master of Arts)

Keywords

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African American troops

Notes

Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.

Language

English

Rights

All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)

Issued Date

1974-08-01

Persistent Link

https://doi.org/10.18130/V3B06P

Suggested Citation

D'Entremont, John Philip. White Officers and Black Troops, 1863-1865. University of Virginia, Corcoran Department of History, MA (Master of Arts), 1974-08-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3B06P.